Hey, seeing as I bought a new cooler just to get the temps down a few degrees, I might as well ask for advice on optimal fan placement.
The case is a Xigmatec Pantheon.
My current setup is:
1x Fan at the top, blowing OUT
1x Fan at the back, blowing OUT
1x Fan at the side, FILTERED, blowing IN
1x Fan at the SIDE of the HDD rack, blowing through to the other side. Not filtered.
1x. Fan at the front under the DVD drive, FILTERED, blowing IN
On top of this, the GPU is a blower-style, so blowing out.
Anyway, I will be fitting in a H100i at the top during next week. I will be fitting it in a pull config, blowing air OUT through the top. Should I take out my back-fan so it will not starve the rad of airflow? Should I fit that on the side of my case instead?
Or is there another good option on how to set-up fans in this case. Please keep in mind the dust filters when giving suggestions.
I know the best way is to just try it, but perhaps people have experiences with similar cases. Do not worry about fan sizes or amounts, I got plenty of them.
The case has max of 2x. Fan mounts at the top, 1x at the back, 2x on the side (on top of each other), 2x. on the SIDES of the HDD-rack for push/pull, and 1x. Under the DVD drives.
Gimme your suggestions if you have read this far and if the post makes any sense. Thanks.
Edit: Also, I will not be doing a push/pull on the rad as it shows only a 0.75c difference in tests.
The case is a Xigmatec Pantheon.
My current setup is:
1x Fan at the top, blowing OUT
1x Fan at the back, blowing OUT
1x Fan at the side, FILTERED, blowing IN
1x Fan at the SIDE of the HDD rack, blowing through to the other side. Not filtered.
1x. Fan at the front under the DVD drive, FILTERED, blowing IN
On top of this, the GPU is a blower-style, so blowing out.
Anyway, I will be fitting in a H100i at the top during next week. I will be fitting it in a pull config, blowing air OUT through the top. Should I take out my back-fan so it will not starve the rad of airflow? Should I fit that on the side of my case instead?
Or is there another good option on how to set-up fans in this case. Please keep in mind the dust filters when giving suggestions.
I know the best way is to just try it, but perhaps people have experiences with similar cases. Do not worry about fan sizes or amounts, I got plenty of them.
The case has max of 2x. Fan mounts at the top, 1x at the back, 2x on the side (on top of each other), 2x. on the SIDES of the HDD-rack for push/pull, and 1x. Under the DVD drives.
Gimme your suggestions if you have read this far and if the post makes any sense. Thanks.
Edit: Also, I will not be doing a push/pull on the rad as it shows only a 0.75c difference in tests.
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